I also would prefer to see a G#. However between the two examples, I think the first is slightly more readable.
That said, what are the subsequent A's supposed to be - flat or natural? As written, I would play them as naturals in the first example, but flats in the second example. Were I engraving this, I would put an explicit accidental, whether flat or natural on the fourth A, as well. dB On Thu, Feb 3, 2022, 11:51 AM Kieren MacMillan < kieren_macmil...@sympatico.ca> wrote: > Hi all, > > > Speaking as a keyboard player (and lilypond novice) I would recommend > re-spelling the a flat as a g sharp! Sometimes, theory has to take a > backseat to readability. > > If theoretical correctness (or, say, accuracy to a previous source) isn't > a requirement, then I agree with Charlie: this is a moment in which, as a > keyboard player, I'd much rather see two different notes [by pitch name]. > > Otherwise, I'd say the split-stem convention is [perhaps > counterintuitively?!] more readable for me. If you want to do this in > Lilypond, I'm pretty sure Harm has solved this particular issue (see e.g., > https://archiv.lilypondforum.de/index.php/topic,1176.msg6932.html#msg6932 > ). > > Cheers, > Kieren. > dB
